Chapter 00223: No Time to Waste
# No Time to Waste
Chapter 223
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 223: No Time to Waste
Lan Xiaobu took out three rings and handed them to the three people in front of him.
"I buried a high-grade immortal spirit vein at the place where I dug out the Chaos Iron Mother. You all should go there to cultivate. Keep these three rings for your cultivation needs. Also, regarding Lao Zaiyu, whom we killed earlier, he was likely from the Great Yin Immortal Sect of the Great Profound Universe. His background isn’t small, so everyone should be careful in the future."
This information was obtained from Lao Zaiyu’s ring.
Inside the ring, there were a million high-grade immortal crystals, along with a pile of top-tier immortal spirit herbs and refining materials.
There was also a senior identity token from the Great Yin Immortal Sect.
Someone like this definitely had a high status.
"Yes, Sect Master," Fu Qianhen was the first to take the ring from Lan Xiaobu.
Even if Lan Xiaobu hadn’t mentioned it, he could have guessed that Lao Zaiyu’s status wasn’t low.
As the sect master had said, the most important thing right now was to improve their strength.
The immortal spiritual energy here was abundant.
Even if Lan Xiaobu hadn’t planted an immortal spirit vein, they wouldn’t lack spiritual energy for cultivation.
Now that an immortal spirit vein had been planted, their cultivation speed would undoubtedly skyrocket.
While Fu Qianhen and the others went off to cultivate, Lan Xiaobu piled up a bunch of materials around him and began to frantically study array formations and artifact crafting with the help of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Originally, he wasn’t interested in artifact crafting, but array formations and artifact crafting complemented each other.
To become a top-tier array master, he had to become proficient in artifact crafting as well.
Reluctantly, he delved into the study of artifact crafting.
...
Time flew by.
Although people passed by and noticed the sect’s protected area, no one tried to forcefully break in.
Currently, there were plenty of good places in the Five Realms Immortal World.
Unless someone was looking for trouble, they wouldn’t casually break into someone else’s sect.
Fu Qianhen and the others, however, were shocked by Lan Xiaobu’s Great Desolation Art.
What kind of cultivation technique was this? When they switched to this technique, there was almost no resistance.
But that wasn’t the most shocking part.
What truly stunned them was how fast their cultivation speed was with the Great Desolation Art.
It was so fast that they almost doubted its authenticity.
The swirling immortal spiritual energy around them and the rapidly increasing immortal essence and divine sense made them realize that this was no illusion.
It was as real as it could get.
Compared to the Great Desolation Art, the cultivation techniques they had learned from the Fragrant Medicine Valley were utter garbage.
At this moment, even the most conservative Chang Qingshuang understood that as long as the Great Desolation Sect could survive its initial hardships, it would undoubtedly become one of the strongest sects in the Five Realms Immortal World.
No wonder Lan Xiaobu, as an Earth Immortal, could kill a Golden Immortal.
This cultivation technique wasn’t just heaven-defying—it was beyond comprehension.
In just four months, Fu Qianhen had broken through to the third level of the Golden Immortal realm, and that included the time spent switching cultivation techniques.
Meanwhile, Chang Qingshuang had successfully transcended her tribulation and reached the first level of the Golden Immortal realm.
Qi Hanfu was at the peak of the True Immortal realm, just one step away from becoming a Golden Immortal.
As for Gu Dao, it didn’t cultivate at all, spending its days wandering around.
Yet, it still managed to advance from a first-level immortal beast to a second-level immortal beast.
The one who made the least progress was probably Lan Xiaobu himself.
After several months, he was still at the second level of the Earth Immortal realm.
However, Lan Xiaobu could now easily set up first-level immortal arrays, making him a true immortal array master.
Although he could only craft array flags, his artifact crafting had also advanced to the level of a seventh-grade spirit artifact master.
Lan Xiaobu stopped studying array formations after reaching the first-level immortal array master stage.
Even with the help of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, it would be extremely difficult to advance further in a short time.
He had managed to go from a seventh-grade spirit array master to a first-level immortal array master in just four months, thanks to his Earth Immortal cultivation and the fact that he was in the immortal world.
The rules of the immortal world were far superior to those of the mortal realm, allowing him to easily surpass the spirit array master stage.
Similarly, he could easily surpass the spirit artifact crafting stage, but crafting immortal artifacts was a different story—it was much harder.
He needed more time to study immortal arrays, but time was precisely what he lacked the most.
Spending many more years studying array formations might allow him to reach a higher level and become an advanced immortal array master.
But what then? Could an immortal array alone protect the Great Desolation Sect? He needed strength, and strength required time to accumulate.
Time—Lan Xiaobu had never felt its value as keenly as he did now.
Lan Xiaobu immediately upgraded the sect’s protective array to a first-level defensive immortal array.
Compared to a seventh-grade defensive spirit array, the defensive immortal array was over a dozen levels higher.
However, in the immortal world, a first-level immortal array was still the weakest, barely a starting point.
After spending over half a month upgrading the sect’s protective array, Lan Xiaobu happened to witness Qi Hanfu successfully transcending her tribulation and becoming a Golden Immortal.
"Senior Brother Xiaobu, thank you for protecting me during my tribulation," Qi Hanfu said excitedly after surviving the Golden Immortal tribulation.
She never thought she would one day become a Golden Immortal, let alone in such a short time.
"Congratulations, Junior Sister Hanfu. I plan to leave the sect for a while soon. Since Qianhen and Junior Sister Qingshuang are still in seclusion, I won’t disturb them. If anything happens, send me a message immediately. I’ve set up a teleportation array in the sect. As soon as I receive your message, I’ll return immediately," Lan Xiaobu said, sensing that Fu Qianhen and Chang Qingshuang were still deeply engrossed in their cultivation.
He decided it was time to leave the sect for a while.
"Ah, Sect Master, you can set up teleportation arrays now?" Qi Hanfu exclaimed in surprise.
Lan Xiaobu replied, "My array skills are still lacking. This teleportation array requires a special array disk to return, and the distance can’t be too far. I’m leaving this time to seek opportunities and see if I can improve my array skills in the shortest time possible."
"Sect Master, there’s actually a place you can go," Fu Qianhen’s voice came through.
He had just emerged from seclusion, likely having overheard Lan Xiaobu and Qi Hanfu’s conversation.
Lan Xiaobu sensed Fu Qianhen’s mid-stage Golden Immortal strength, his immortal essence and divine sense now several times stronger than before.
Delighted, he said, "Qianhen, congratulations on reaching the fourth level of the Golden Immortal realm."
Fu Qianhen sighed, "I never realized how limited I was when I was cultivating with the Fragrant Medicine Valley’s techniques. Now that I’m cultivating the Great Desolation Art, I understand how narrow my perspective was. No wonder some Golden Immortals are so powerful. Apart from talent, the cultivation technique is the most important factor. Junior Sister Hanfu, congratulations on reaching the Golden Immortal realm."
If he were to face Lao Zaiyu again now, Fu Qianhen was confident he wouldn’t be completely helpless.
"Sect Master, Senior Brother Qianhen. And Junior Sister Hanfu, congratulations on becoming a Golden Immortal," Chang Qingshuang’s voice also came through.
She had also ended her seclusion.
"Junior Sister Qingshuang has also done well, reaching the second level of the Golden Immortal realm," Fu Qianhen praised.
Chang Qingshuang sighed, "The Great Desolation Art is truly powerful. Like Senior Brother Qianhen, I was also narrow-minded before."
Lan Xiaobu was equally pleased.
The sect had only just begun, and they already had three Golden Immortals.
"Sect Master, have you heard of the Time Array Disk?" Fu Qianhen asked.
"Time Array Disk?" Lan Xiaobu asked, "Is it something that controls time?"
Fu Qianhen shook his head, "Not exactly. It’s said that Sage Hongjun obtained a fragment of the Reincarnation Tree and used it to create the Time Array Disk. The sage’s idea was that cultivation consumes too much time. If one could cultivate inside the Time Array Disk, wouldn’t that save a lot of time?"
"That’s a great idea," Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but praise.
He wondered what the Reincarnation Tree was.
Fu Qianhen continued, "However, after creating the Time Array Disk, the sage discovered that while it did control time as he had intended—with decades passing inside the disk while only a year passed outside—cultivation inside the disk was impossible. Even if you cultivated inside for tens of thousands of years, it wouldn’t compare to cultivating outside for a month. The Time Array Disk couldn’t allow cultivators to comprehend the laws of heaven, making cultivation inside it meaningless."
Lan Xiaobu’s heart stirred.
If it couldn’t be used for cultivation, he could use it to study array formations and artifact crafting.
Fu Qianhen added, "The Time Array Disk became a useless item and was later given to Sage Yuanshi. Sage Yuanshi then bestowed it upon Daoist Huanglong, who, being easygoing, casually gave it to an unknown person named Zuo Wenxi during a gathering."
"Daoist Huanglong is truly generous, no wonder he’s an exalted immortal," Lan Xiaobu remarked, impressed by how casually these exalted immortals gave away such items.
"The Time Array Disk is essentially useless, aside from accumulating time. It can’t even be used to comprehend pill or artifact crafting," Chang Qingshuang chimed in, having heard of this before.
Fu Qianhen shook his head, "Not necessarily. While the Time Array Disk can’t be used for cultivation, it can still be used to comprehend other paths, though it’s troublesome. For example, if the sect master wants to comprehend array formations, he can repeatedly deduce them inside the Time Array Disk. When he encounters something he can’t comprehend, he can leave the disk, comprehend it outside, and then return to the disk to continue deducing."
In other words, using the Time Array Disk to comprehend array formations required going in and out repeatedly.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t mind at all.
He had the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Even if he couldn’t cultivate inside the Time Array Disk, he could definitely use it to comprehend array formations and artifact crafting.
"Where is Zuo Wenxi now?" Lan Xiaobu asked eagerly.
He wanted to find Zuo Wenxi.
The Time Array Disk might be useless to others, but it was extremely useful to him.
Fu Qianhen replied, "Zuo Wenxi was exceptionally skilled in artifact crafting and later founded the Pengyue Immortal Artifact Sect, becoming its first sect master. After the Great Desolate Universe underwent changes and the five universes merged to form the Five Realms Immortal World, I don’t know what happened to the Pengyue Immortal Artifact Sect."
Lan Xiaobu took out some array flags and handed them to Fu Qianhen and the others.
"I’ll go look for Zuo Wenxi immediately. If anything happens, notify me right away. These array flags are for our sect’s protective array. Although it’s only a first-level immortal array, if used well, it can still be very effective."
Hearing that the sect’s protective array had been upgraded to a first-level immortal array, Fu Qianhen and the others were overjoyed.
In the Nine Heavens, most immortal arrays were set up by disciples of sages, and hiring them wasn’t easy.
Back in the Fragrant Medicine Valley, their protective array was only a third-level immortal array, and that had taken great effort to arrange.
(End of Chapter)